My Niece Keeps Passing Out During Soccer Practice. Her Dad Claims She’s “Doing It for Attention.”
While you work behind the scenes to get Callie’s family on board, keep reassuring her that you do believe her and are there for her to talk through how she’s feeling. Reaching a diagnosis can take ...
Integral Calculus is Born, in This Week’s Open Thread
On this day in 1675, Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates integral calculus for the first time to find the area under the graph of ...
My Husband is Terrified of Passing One of His, Um, “Small” Traits to Our Child. His Solution is Insane.
My husband and I have been married for three years and I love him very much. He has a very, very small penis. I’m completely ...
He’s the Greatest Interviewer of Our Generation. I Tried to Beat Him at His Own Game.
He’s the front man of the Evaporators—a punk-rock institution from his native Vancouver—and his media operation is contained exclusively to a YouTube channel he runs all by himself, to the tune of ...
My Daughter Had a Whirlwind Marriage to an Older Man. Turns Out, I Was Wrong About Him.
I need some help dealing with partial estrangement. Shortly after graduating from college, my daughter, “Elena,” got an ...
There’s a Lot of Fighting Over Why Harris Lost. But Everyone Seems to Want to Avoid This Explanation.
Harris’ experience and political savvy, formed by one of the most influential of the “Divine Nine” Black sororities and ...
A Detailed Review of the Sex Scenes in Rivals
In Sex Reviews, writers offer a sober critical assessment of the sex scenes in new films and television series. This ...
What Serial Daters and Matchmakers Alike Think We Should Do About Our Dating Crisis
Serious intention is also seriously lacking in today’s climate. “Many people are either emotionally unavailable or have ...
My Longtime Girlfriend Wants to Move In Together. But Her Adult Children Have Got to Go.
And if you are ever willing to accept that she’s a package deal with her adult children, then maybe at that point, you can ...
My Teen Nephew’s Violent Behavior Just Took a Serious Turn
My nephew decided to kick me when I got him out of bed. It was hard enough to leave a bruise on my hip. I came home and found my niece had left the toilet unflushed, the bathroom a mess, and kicked ...
My Mom Refuses to Acknowledge a Very Traumatic Childhood Memory
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Abortion Rights Initiatives Keep Winning. It Might Not Matter.
Regardless of what the Trump administration does, the efficacy of ballot measures may be limited in states under Republican ...